A chemically defined medium for the growth of Cowdria ruminantium

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-40

  Zweygarth, E ^a   Josemans, Antoinette I ^a  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemically defined medium; Cowdria ruminantium; In vitro culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEARTWATER DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEARTWATER DISEASE; RUMINANTS;

EID: 0035263777     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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